Newspapers: Praise and Panning from Britain

"A regular reading of serious
British newspapers never leaves the impression of fundamental issues
still unresolved. In contrast, the American press reflects a society in which first
principles are actively open to dispute. There is no question which
makes the most stimulating journalism." At least there is no
question in the mind of British Journal ist Henry Fairlie as he
considers the prose and content of the U.S. press in the current issue
of Encounter.

After long service on such national newspapers as the London Times,
Observer and Sunday Telegraph, Fairlie discovered that the local,
community-based papers of the U.S....